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Real-World Next.js

Real-World Next.js

By : Michele Riva
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Real-World Next.js

Real-World Next.js

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By: Michele Riva

Overview of this book

Next.js is a scalable and high-performance React.js framework for modern web development and provides a large set of features, such as hybrid rendering, route prefetching, automatic image optimization, and internationalization, out of the box. If you are looking to create a blog, an e-commerce website, or a simple website, this book will show you how you can use the multipurpose Next.js framework to create an impressive user experience. Starting with the basics of Next.js, the book demonstrates how the framework can help you reach your development goals. You'll realize how versatile Next.js is as you build real-world applications with step-by-step explanations. This Next.js book will guide you in choosing the right rendering methodology for your website, securing it, and deploying it to different providers, all while focusing on performance and developer happiness. By the end of the book, you'll be able to design, build, and deploy modern architectures using Next.js with any headless CMS or data source.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
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Part 1: Introduction to Next.js
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Part 2: Hands-On Next.js
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Part 3: Next.js by Example

A brief introduction to user sessions and authentication

When talking about user authentication, we refer to that process that identifies a specific user, letting them read, write, update, or delete any protected content, depending on their authorization level.

A typical example could be a simple blogging system: we can publish, edit, or even delete content only after authenticating ourselves.

There are many different authentication strategies, but the most common are:

  • Credentials-based authentication: This method allows us to log in to a system using personal credentials, commonly, an email address and a password.
  • Social login: We can log in to a system using our social accounts (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and so on).
  • Passwordless login: Over recent years, this has become a pretty popular authentication method. Platforms such as Medium and Slack will send you what's called a "magic link" to your email address, letting you enter your account without...

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